Homosexuals, transgender living under the open sky

May 20, 2015 /
Pahichan Reporter

Kathmandu (Pahichan) May 20 -In the April 25 devastating earthquake, Community Health Officer of Blue Diamond Society jyoti Prakash KC has died. Similarly, communication officer of the Society and Central Committee member Madhav Dulal was bereaved. Dulal’s father Govinda Dulal died in the earthquake.

KC’s dead body was recovered from debris after the three days of earthquake. KC was working at the Care and Support Unit, according to Executive Director of Society Manisha Dhakal. Society Chairman Pinki Gurung, Dhakal and Deputy Director Parshuram Rai paid a final tribute to KC at the Pashupati Aaryaghat. Society has expressed a deep sorrow over the demise of KC. Similarly, Society has expressed sorrow over the demise of Madhav Dulal’s father Govinda Dulal in the earthquake. Govinda Dulal died after his house, located at Kashikhanda Municipality- 2, kave, collapsed due to the earthquake.

Madhav Dulal, Central Committee member of FNJ and Editor of Pahichan Online is the elder son of late Govinda Dulal. Pahichan media wishes that demise souls may rest in peace. In the earthquake, more than eight thousand people have already lost their life. The house of Sushil Lama, third gender right activist, which is located in Sankhu of Kavre district and Sanjya Tamang’s house located in Dhunkharka of Kavre district, have collapsed. Similarly, houses of Gauri Nepal, correspondent of Pahichan Media and Ambia Dahal has also collapsed. Similarly, office buildings of Nil Hira Society located at Dhumbarahi, and buildings of Care and Support Unit have cracked due to the earthquake.

According to Parshiram Rai, hundreds of homosexuals and transgender lost their shelter. According to Chairman of Society Gurung, homosexuals and transgender are living under the open sky. According to her, government has not yet provided by relief packages to homosexuals and third genders. Dhakal said Society is making efforts to collect and provide relief packages to homosexuals and third gender. Save the Children and Nepal Red Cross Society has provided 40 tents and 80 blankets have been already distributed.

There is not a uniform understanding among ordinary people about homosexual, transgender, inter-sex and bi-sexual people. Even the people who know about variance in this community address saying female, male and transgender. They, however, do not have proper knowledge that transgender have two categories: transgender woman and transgender man.
In this situation, it is not an easy task to inform society about their rights. Even the media and society did not have a positive attitude towards sexual and gender minority such as homosexual, transgender, inter-sex and bi-sexual people. National media had... Read more